By MYRON LOVEAs most readers will remember, Israel completely pulled out of the Gaza Strip ten years ago. Long-standing Jewish communities were uprooted in heart-wrenching scenes and every last Israeli was removed.

There were two big news stories this past week within the Jewish community: The decision not to pursue the merger of the Etz Chayim and Shaarey Zedek congregations; and the likely rescue of the Gwen Secter Centre from having to leave its current, longtime home on Main Street.

By MYRON LOVE In an ideal world, the media’s reporting on newsworthy events would be evenhanded and neutral. But this is not an ideal world – and never has been – and, sad to say, the major western world media voices – media such as the New York Times, CNN, the BBC, the Guardian and others – display a clear bias against Israel – the world’s only Jewish state – a bias that has played a major role in fostering the growth of anti-Semitism in the West.

By MYRON LOVEIn the usual upside down state in which the world seems to be in regard to Israel, Israel is frequently condemned for its treatment of non-Jewish minorities while the large-scale persecution and murder of Christians throughout the world is largely ignored.